Techniques for identifying when to change an air filter
First Claim
1. In an electronic system having (i) hardware configured to perform electronic operations and (ii) an air filter configured to remove contamination from an air stream that cools the hardware, a method for identifying when to change the air filter, the method comprising:
- obtaining, from a set of particle sensors, a set of sensor signals in response to sensed particles in the air stream;
generating particle count data based on the set of sensor signals; and
providing an output signal having one of a first value and a second value based on the particle count data, the output signal indicating that the air filter should be changed when the output signal has the first value, and the output signal indicating that the air filter should not be changed when the output signal has the second value.
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Abstract
A method is performed in an electronic system having (i) hardware configured to perform electronic operations and (ii) an air filter configured to remove contamination from an air stream that cools the hardware. The method, which identifies when to change an air filter, involves obtaining, from a set of particle sensors, a set of sensor signals in response to sensed particles in the air stream. The method further involves generating particle count data and processing the data based on the set of sensor signals, and providing an output signal having one of a first value and a second value based on the particle count data. The output signal indicates that the air filter should be changed when the output signal has the first value. The output signal indicates that the air filter should not be changed when the output signal has the second value.
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20 Claims
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1. In an electronic system having (i) hardware configured to perform electronic operations and (ii) an air filter configured to remove contamination from an air stream that cools the hardware, a method for identifying when to change the air filter, the method comprising:
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obtaining, from a set of particle sensors, a set of sensor signals in response to sensed particles in the air stream;
generating particle count data based on the set of sensor signals; and
providing an output signal having one of a first value and a second value based on the particle count data, the output signal indicating that the air filter should be changed when the output signal has the first value, and the output signal indicating that the air filter should not be changed when the output signal has the second value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic system, comprising:
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hardware configured to perform electronic operations;
an air filter configured to remove contamination from an air stream that cools the hardware; and
a controller configured to identify when to change the air filter, the controller including;
a set of particle sensors configured to sense particles in the air stream and provide a set of sensor signals in response to sensed particles in the air stream;
processing circuitry coupled to the set of particle sensors, the processing circuitry being configured to generate particle count data based on the set of sensor signals, and output circuitry coupled to the processing circuitry, the output circuitry being configured to provide an output signal having one of a first value and a second value based on the particle count data, the output signal indicating that the air filter should be changed when the output signal has the first value, and the output signal indicating that the air filter should not be changed when the output signal has the second value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic system, comprising:
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hardware configured to perform electronic operations;
an air filter configured to remove contamination from an air stream that cools the hardware; and
a controller configured to identify when to change the air filter, the controller including;
means for sensing particles in the air stream and providing a set of sensor signals in response to sensed particles in the air stream;
processing circuitry coupled to the means for sensing and providing, the processing circuitry being configured to generate particle count data based on the set of sensor signals, and output circuitry coupled to the processing circuitry, the output circuitry being configured to provide an output signal having one of a first value and a second value based on the particle count data, the output signal indicating that the air filter should be changed when the output signal has the first value, and the output signal indicating that the air filter should not be changed when the output signal has the second value. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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